McKee

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Aodha.

Proper noun

McKee (plural McKees)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A home rule city, the county seat of Jackson County, Kentucky, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McKee is the 780^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 44137 individuals. McKee is most common among White (87.42%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McKee”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 556.